Staff Correspondent A crackdown on hardened criminals by the members of different law enforcing agencies including Police and RAB is in the offing to combat the wave of crime that has swept the country in the wake of the withdrawal of the state of emergency. “The government is determined to combat crime and criminals in ... Read more
Dhaka Mirror
‘Curb bureaucratic corruption to implement poll manifesto’
Staff Correspondent No development projects taken by the government would be implemented fully if corruption and irregularities within bureaucracy are not removed, experts and economists said. Talking to The Bangladesh Today, TIB executive director Dr. Iftekhar Ahmed and economist Dr. Atiar Rahman echoing the same tone said Awami League-led government would not be able to ... Read more
Exorbitant prices of vegetables unusual in mid-winter
Chicken price marks sharp rise Staff Correspondent The prices of vegetables rose further in the past week with their supply still remaining short in the city markets. Prices of chickens also increased sharply in the week, rice ruled with a mixed trend but powder milk and red lentils recorded falls further. Consumers and traders agreed ... Read more
Government to explore Libya job market
Raheed Ejaz The government is set to take initiatives to grab the Libyan labour market before a construction boom, Khandakar Mosharraf Hossain, the labour and employment and expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister, said on Wednesday. ‘Libya is going to recruit about a million overseas workers in five years to implement its massive development plan ... Read more
None can match Hrithik shaking a leg: Isha Sharvani
New Delhi: She is known as the diva of the dancing world; the other rules the beat. But prolific dancer Isha Sharvani thinks no one can match actor Hrithik Roshan when it comes to shaking a leg. Isha waltzed with the actor in Parle’s Hide and Seek biscuit ad and she once again teams up ... Read more
Suman Ranganath returns to Kannada films
Bangalore, IANS: In 2008, she made a comeback after seven years with the item number in the movie “Bindaas” that had Puneet Raj Kumar as the hero… Suman Ranganath is happy with her second innings in Kannada films, which she started with the hit song “Chitraana Chitraana” in “Budhdhivantha” last year. “The year 2008 has ... Read more
Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer’s: study
STOCKHOLM : Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday. “Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by between 60 and 65 per ... Read more
Pamela Anderson worried about Mumbai’s stray dogs
By Agencies America’s pin-up girl Pamela Anderson is worried about the possible killing of Mumbai’s stray dogs that the municipal authority may find nuisance to the city. Anderson, a regular PETA activist, has come to the rescue of stray dogs after she learnt that the civic authorities under the Mumbai Municipal Corporation Act can kill ... Read more
Shilpa Shetty to lose her tresses?
By ApunKaChoice Shilpa Shetty may lose all those lovely tresses of hers, just for a movie role. Rumour has it that the actress is set to crop off her crowning mane for her next film Desire , which is an English flick by a Malayalam Director R. Sarath and is produced by Sharad Hegde. It ... Read more
When SRK met Gauri
“Mujhe bhi apna bhai samjho,” were the first words that Shah Rukh said to his wife Gauri. “I first met Gauri when I was 18 years old. I started very late, unlike Hrithik who started at the age of 12. I was very shy of girls that time. I still am. I saw Gauri dancing ... Read more
Most popular actor? Not me, says Askhay
Rediff Entertainment Bureau If you think movie stars have huge egos, think again. One such superstar with unbelievable humility is Akshay Kumar [Images]. The actor whose latest film, Chandni Chowk To China releases this Friday, refused to accept the Star Screen Award for most popular actor on Wednesday night. The reason? He says he doesn’t ... Read more
Aishwarya Rai booked for 2009
Indo-Asian News Service Mumbai: It is going to be a very busy year for Aishwarya Rai. She not only has Mani Ratnam’s gruelling Ravan with husband Abhishek Bachchan to complete, she also begins work on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next movie, with Hrithik Roshan, to be shot in Goa. But before that she goes into filmmaker ... Read more
A look at Mithun Chakraborty’s character in CC2C
By Bollywood Hungama News Network While Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone are going all out to promote their latest flick Chandni Chowk To China, let’s not forget that the film has yet another veteran actor in an important role. Yes Ladies and Gentleman…we are talking about none other than Mithun Chakraborty. While Mithun has been ... Read more
Media abused my views on Slumdog: Big B
NDTVMovies.com New Delhi: In his latest blogpost, Amitabh Bachchan has dismissed media reports that he had described Slumdog Millionaire as a film projecting the underbelly of India and thus getting the recognition from the West. Blogging from Paris, Bachchan expressed strong disappointment and displeasure with the way his earlier blogpost on Slumdog Millionaire had been ... Read more
Jennifer Hudson to sing at the Super Bowl
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY Associated Press NEW YORK — Jennifer Hudson is using sports’ grandest stage — the Super Bowl — to make her return to the spotlight following the slayings of her mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew. NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed Wednesday that Hudson will sing the national anthem at the Super Bowl ... Read more
Folk festival in city
Sheikh Arif Bulbon Bangladesh has a rich cultural heritage in folk music. Many folk musicians and composers ruled the music industry here with the touch of their lyrical compositions and ballads. As a part of its continuation, many folk artistes came forward to take the folk songs in limelight. For the survival of folk songs ... Read more
The thriving art scene in Dhaka
Takir Hossain In recent years Bangladeshi artists have demonstrated a distinct edge in the international art circuit. They now receive international exposure and participate at various competitions. Nowadays, the scope for pursuing
31 MPs of BNP, allies take oath
Khaleda asks lawmakers to attend JS regularly Staff correspondent Thirty-one lawmakers of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its allies, the main opposition in Jatiya Sangsad, took oath as members of parliament on Thursday. The outgoing speaker, Muhammad Jamiruddin Sircar, first administered oath to 28 lawmakers-elect of the BNP and
Govt moves to boost power, gas production
PM forms special cell at ministry to implement projects Staff Correspondent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday formed a special cell for the power, energy and mineral resources ministry aiming to scale up country’s power and gas production. The cell headed by the premier’s adviser HT Imam will monitor the works in the sector and implement ... Read more
Khaleda asks govt to take steps to stop attacks on BNP men
Staff Correspondent The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, on Thursday said that her party would join the first sitting of the first session of the ninth parliament and extend cooperation to the government as it wanted to play a constructive role as the opposition. She demanded that the government should take immediate steps to ... Read more